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Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults with Diabetes Using Diabetes Medication, by Type of Medication, United States, 1997–2010

From 1997 to 2010, the age-adjusted percentages of adults aged 18 years or older with diabetes increased for those taking both insulin and pills, and increased until 2002 and remained unchanged afterwards for those taking pills only. In contrast, the age-adjusted percentage of those taking insulin only decreased throughout the period. In 2010, the age-adjusted percentage of adults with diabetes who reported taking pills only was 3 times higher than those who reported using insulin only (48.8% vs. 16.8%).

Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults with Diabetes Using Diabetes Medication, by Type of Medication, United States, 1997-2010. Links for methods and data limitations follow this image.
 

Year Type of Medication
Pills Only Insulin Only Insulin and Pills
Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error
1997 42.1 1.4 26.0 1.2 9.1 0.7
1998 41.6 1.1 26.1 1.0 9.5 0.6
1999 43.2 1.0 25.5 1.1 10.1 0.6
2000 45.7 1.0 23.7 1.0 10.6 0.6
2001 48.4 0.9 20.7 0.9 11.5 0.6
2002 49.3 1.1 19.5 0.9 11.6 0.7
2003 49.3 1.0 18.9 0.9 12.1 0.6
2004 49.4 1.0 18.9 1.0 12.2 0.7
2005 49.8 1.0 16.8 0.9 12.2 0.7
2006 50.3 1.1 16.0 0.9 12.0 0.7
2007 49.0 1.2 15.4 1.0 12.2 0.7
2008 48.9 1.2 15.6 1.0 12.2 0.8
2009 48.0 1.2 16.5 0.9 13.0 0.8
2010 48.8 1.4 16.8 1.0 12.8 0.9

 

 

Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data Table

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. Data analyzed by personnel in the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

 

 

Page last modified: April 24, 2012
Page last reviewed: April 24, 2012